Marius Tudor

Preparations for the next European Commission's evaluation mission under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (MCV) that reports on Romania's progress with judiciary reform and the fight against corruption were the objective of a meeting of the CVM board at the headquarters of the Justice Ministry (MJ).

Romanian MPs on Monday backed the new law that will see bonuses handed out to mayors, deputy mayors and county council chairpersons.

The law was adopted with 86 votes in favour and one against. MPs from the second largest party, the Liberals, abstained.

MPs who supported the law said salaries in local administration are low, discouraging talented people from holding office.